Every town writes its own rules, and Jersey's live in its municipal code — 121 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.
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- Ch u1 — CODE of JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEYrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 3 — ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENTrecently amended
- Ch 4 — PAID SICK TIME
- Ch 5 — FILMING AND PHOTOGRAPHY PERMITS
- Ch 6 — BUSINESS LICENSES OR PERMITS
- Ch 7 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL, BOARD OF
- Ch 9 — ASSESSMENT COMMISSIONERS, BOARD OF
- Ch 10 — SHADE TREE COMMITTEE
- Ch 12 — AUTHORITIES, MUNICIPAL
- Ch 14 — BOND ORDINANCES, PROVISIONS OF
- Ch 17 — CITY PROPERTY, SALE OF
- Ch 19 — CLAIMS, PAYMENT OF
- Ch 21 — CONTRACTS AND INVESTMENTS
- Ch 23 — COURT, MUNICIPAL
- Ch 25 — CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION
- Ch 27 — DEFENSE AND INDEMNIFICATION
- Ch 31 — ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION
- Ch 33 — ETHICS
- Ch 37 — IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
- Ch 38 — INSURANCE FUND COMMISSION
- Ch 43 — MAYOR'S COMMISSION ON SENIOR AFFAIRS
- Ch 46 — MERCHANTS' ADVISORY PANEL
- Ch 48 — NATIVE PLANTS
- Ch 50 — PARKING FOR THE DISABLED, MUNICIPAL COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON
- Ch 53 — PERSONNEL
- Ch 56 — PLANNING BOARD
- Ch 59 — PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
- Ch 62 — RECORDS, PUBLIC ACCESS TO
- Ch 66 — REDEVELOPMENT AGENCYrecently amended
- Ch 67 — PEDESTRIAN MALLSrecently amended
- Ch 69 — SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTSrecently amended
- Ch 71 — TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONrecently amended
- Ch 73 — WOMEN'S ADVISORY BOARD
- Ch 74 — ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
- Ch 81 — ADVERTISING MATERIALS
- Ch 83 — ALARM SYSTEMSrecently amended
- Ch 84 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND CANNABISrecently amended
- Ch 87 — AMUSEMENT DEVICESrecently amended
- Ch 90 — ANIMALSrecently amended
- Ch 91 — ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE
- Ch 93 — AUCTIONEERSrecently amended
- Ch 99 — BARBERSHOPS AND BEAUTY PARLORSrecently amended
- Ch 102 — BINGO AND RAFFLES
- Ch 105 — BUILDING DEMOLITIONrecently amended
- Ch 108 — BUILDINGS, NUMBERING OFrecently amended
- Ch 116 — CABLE TELEVISION
- Ch 119 — CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY
- Ch 122 — PUBLIC ASSEMBLIES
- Ch 128 — CONDOMINIUM CONVERSIONSrecently amended
- Ch 131 — CONSTRUCTION CODES, UNIFORMrecently amended
- Ch 134 — CONTRACTORS AND PERMIT PROCESSORS
- Ch 135 — CRANE REGULATIONS
- Ch 137 — CURFEW
- Ch 148 — DISCRIMINATION
- Ch 151 — DRUG-FREE SCHOOL ZONES
- Ch 157 — ENTERTAINMENT LICENSESrecently amended
- Ch 160 — FEES AND CHARGESrecently amended
- Ch 163 — FIREARMS AND WEAPONSrecently amended
- Ch 166 — FIRE LANES
- Ch 172 — FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION
- Ch 173 — RETAIL FLORISTS
- Ch 175 — FOOD-HANDLING ESTABLISHMENTSrecently amended
- Ch 178 — FUEL OIL DELIVERIESrecently amended
- Ch 180 — GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS
- Ch 181 — ENERGY AUDITSrecently amended
- Ch 182 — HEALTH AND SANITATIONrecently amended
- Ch 187 — INCLUSIONARY ZONINGrecently amended
- Ch 188 — HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMPLIANCErecently amended
- Ch 193 — ICErecently amended
- Ch 196 — INSURANCE
- Ch 202 — JUNKYARDS
- Ch 203 — KEY LOCK BOX SYSTEM
- Ch 207 — LAUNDRIES AND DRY CLEANERSrecently amended
- Ch 215 — MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR SHOPSrecently amended
- Ch 218 — MULTIPLE DWELLINGSrecently amended
- Ch 222 — NOISE
- Ch 225 — NUCLEAR-FREE ZONE
- Ch 230 — PAGING DEVICES
- Ch 233 — PAINT STRIPPING
- Ch 236 — PARKING LOTS AND GARAGES
- Ch 239 — PARKS
- Ch 242 — PEACE AND GOOD ORDER
- Ch 245 — PEDDLING, SOLICITING AND CANVASSING
- Ch 248 — POOL ROOMS
- Ch 251 — PORNOGRAPHY AND OBSCENITYrecently amended
- Ch 254 — PROPERTY MAINTENANCErecently amended
- Ch 255 — SHORT-TERM RENTALSrecently amended
- Ch 257 — PROPERTY TRANSFERS
- Ch 260 — RENT CONTROLrecently amended
- Ch 263 — RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL PREMISESrecently amended
- Ch 266 — REWARDSrecently amended
- Ch 269 — SALES
- Ch 275 — SECONDHAND DEALERS
- Ch 276 — LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES
- Ch 278 — SECURITY GATESrecently amended
- Ch 281 — SEWERSrecently amended
- Ch 282 — SEX OFFENDER RESIDENCY RESTRICTIONrecently amended
- Ch 284 — SHOPPING CARTS
- Ch 285 — SIMULATED DRUG PARAPHERNALIArecently amended
- Ch 287 — SOLID WASTErecently amended
- Ch 290 — SPRAY PAINT, SALE OF
- Ch 296 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAYrecently amended
- Ch 299 — SUBDIVISION OF LAND
- Ch 304 — TAXATIONrecently amended
- Ch 307 — TAXICABS, LIMOUSINES AND TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY VEHICLES
- Ch 310 — THEATERS
- Ch 313 — TIRES, SALE OF
- Ch 316 — TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES
- Ch 319 — TOWERS AND TOWINGrecently amended
- Ch 321 — TREESrecently amended
- Ch 323 — URBAN ENTERPRISE ZONE
- Ch 324 — USED CAR DEALERS
- Ch 329 — VENDING MACHINESrecently amended
- Ch 332 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFICrecently amended
- Ch 337 — WATER
- Ch 340 — WATERFRONTrecently amended
- Ch 345 — ZONINGrecently amended
- Ch A350 — COUNCIL RULES OF ORDERrecently amended
- Ch A351 — EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND ORDINANCESrecently amended
- Ch A352 — ENABLING ORDINANCESrecently amended